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Covid-19 led to a global increase in stillbirths, maternal mortality, and depression
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Covid-19 led to a global increase in stillbirths, maternal mortality, and depression, review finds CNN 4/1/2021 © Getty Images
The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant and negative impact on pregnant women and their infants, according to a global review of studies.
The review, published Wednesday in the journal the Lancet, found that stillbirths and maternal deaths increased by nearly a third, according to pooled data from 40 studies that covered 17 countries.
There was a nearly sixfold increase in ectopic pregnancies - when the fertilized egg grows outside a woman s uterus, between January of 2020 and January 2021, the review found. Untreated, ectopic pregnancies can cause life-threating bleeding.
Pregnant women and their babies at a higher risk due to Covid-19
Sun Online Desk
1st April, 2021 03:24:28
Pregnant women and their babies are suffering worse outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic, and researchers are sounding the alarm for immediate action to avoid rolling back decades of global investment in safe maternity care.
Data from an analysis of 40 studies published during the last year across 17 countries found rates of stillbirth and maternal mortality increased by a third. Outcomes were worse in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report Wednesday in The Lancet medical journal.
The increases may be driven by the pressure Covid-19 put on health systems rather than measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus, such as lockdowns, the researchers said. Studies from individual countries suggested pregnant woman reduced their care-seeking because of the fear of infection, as well as reduced provision of maternity services.
Pandemic raises risk for pregnant women and their babies
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Stillbirths, Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 1, 2021 (HealthDayNews) The ripple effect of the COVID-19 scourge has led to more complications among pregnant women worldwide, including an increase in stillbirths, a new study says.
The research review also found higher rates of maternal deaths and depression in the first year of the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on health care systems around the world. Disruption to services, nationwide lockdowns, and fear of attending health care facilities mean that the adverse effects of COVID-19 are expected to have health consequences that extend beyond the deaths and disease caused by the virus itself, said study lead author Dr. Asma Khalil, a professor at St. George s University of London.
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